AVI video player for iPad

Bigcheeze

I use VLC but it keeps crashing since ios5. It was going to happen sooner or later as it was pulled from the App store and no longer updated.

What are the best alternative video players for playing AVI files on the ipad ?

Obviously free is preferable but I don't mind paying for a quality player.

_Whimsical_

I really like OPlayer. Haven't found anything that it has refused to play so far. Theres a free version but it has an ad banner. Still you could get a feel for it with the free version and upgrade if you like it.

biggebruv

theres one i used called movie player

its very handy playing alot of avis but some wont work but like 80%of the ones i tried did work just dont expect it to play everything it says itplays mkv aswell but its useless playing them.

also its 4-5euros i think

Jakmeehan

The best one that I've come across has to be It's Playing. Handles everything I've thrown at it so far (AVI, MP4, FLV, MOV, MKV).

Got it playing a 720p MKV perfectly on an iPad 2, tried a 1080p one but was far too glitchy to watch. So anything other than a 1080p MKV should work perfectly.


€1.59

yurmothrintites

Good player is a great one, I've had no problem with it so far anyway and seems to play most video files.

Badgermonkey

I replaced VLC with FlexPlayer

It's free and has none of the sync issues VLC demonstrated

http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/flex-player/id451024857?mt=8

tallus

Jakmeehan wrote: »

The best one that I've come across has to be It's Playing. Handles everything I've thrown at it so far (AVI, MP4, FLV, MOV, MKV).

Got it playing a 720p MKV perfectly on an iPad 2, tried a 1080p one but was far too glitchy to watch. So anything other than a 1080p MKV should work perfectly.


€1.59

Anyone know if this player works with iPad 1 playing .mkv files ?

OP: Oplayer lite is free and will play xvid and divx avi files perfectly. Oplayer is cheap enough and doesn't have adverts.

Its player Sounds very interesting.

_Whimsical_

tallus wrote: »

Anyone know if this player works with iPad 1 playing .mkv files ?

OP: Oplayer lite is free and will play xvid and divx avi files perfectly. Oplayer is cheap enough and doesn't have adverts.

Its player Sounds very interesting.

It seems to work for ipad 1 tallus. I looked it up in the app store and it just says "ipad (OS4 or later)" .

jamesd

My vlc on ipad 2 is working fine on ios 5, can even use AirPlay Mirroring to play on apple tv2.

culabula

GPlayer?

tallus

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

It seems to work for ipad 1 tallus. I looked it up in the app store and it just says "ipad (OS4 or later)" .

Installed it this evening on my iPad 1. It's a tad laggy though, looks like I'll have to start saving for an ipad 2 heh.

kjl

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I really like OPlayer. Haven't found anything that it has refused to play so far. Theres a free version but it has an ad banner. Still you could get a feel for it with the free version and upgrade if you like it.

+1 on Oplayer, plus you can view remote shares with it.

dodzy

tallus wrote: »

Installed it this evening on my iPad 1. It's a tad laggy though, looks like I'll have to start saving for an ipad 2 heh.

Youre a mad fecker another ipad ??? Get the ipad 2.... Its fab:D

jamesd

kjl wrote: »

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I really like OPlayer. Haven't found anything that it has refused to play so far. Theres a free version but it has an ad banner. Still you could get a feel for it with the free version and upgrade if you like it.

+1 on Oplayer, plus you can view remote shares with it.

Does it play on files including Avi out to an apple tv?

tallus

dodzy wrote: »

Youre a mad fecker another ipad ??? Get the ipad 2.... Its fab:D

I always regretted getting rid of the first one dodzy!

I'll have the 2 Soon enough

adox

jamesd wrote: »

Does it play on files including Avi out to an apple tv?

Airvideo will do that.

SachaJ

I'm using CineXPlayer at the moment and have to say that I like it. Only extra I'd like would be the ability to create folders and organise the files. IE. Different TV shows would have their own folder etc

jamesd

culabula wrote: »

GPlayer?

No - purchased it and tried it there - same as VLC , does not go to apple tv unless you use mirroring.

jamesd

adox wrote: »

Airvideo will do that.

Works better than VLC and GPlayer but downside is needs a client pc running to access the content on it or a NAS mapped through it - best so far though.

jamesd

kjl wrote: »

+1 on Oplayer, plus you can view remote shares with it.

Can you view off a NAS directly and then play on apple tv2 ? or have you to turn on mirroring on the ipad? Plays avi's?

jamesd

Badgermonkey wrote: »

I replaced VLC with FlexPlayer

It's free and has none of the sync issues VLC demonstrated

http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/flex-player/id451024857?mt=8

Same question as i asked about OPlayer -Can you view off a NAS directly and then play on apple tv2 ? or have you to turn on mirroring on the ipad? Plays avi's?

culabula

jamesd wrote: »

No - purchased it and tried it there - same as VLC , does not go to apple tv unless you use mirroring.

Ah. When I got it it was free. Last night, I got Ace Player -again for free, which seems well featured. Need to try them both with ATV.

Poochie05

SachaJ wrote: »

I'm using CineXPlayer at the moment and have to say that I like it. Only extra I'd like would be the ability to create folders and organise the files. IE. Different TV shows would have their own folder etc

You can do that:
Just click on Edit in the top left corner, then select New in the window that comes up. You can call the new folder the name of the programme.
Then hit done and go back to the main screen with all your programmes.
When you hold down the thumbnail of the programme you want to move to the folder there is an option to move and you just select the folder you want to move it to.
You can also link files in the same folder so you can watch episodes back to back without having to open each one.

culabula

jamesd wrote: »

No - purchased it and tried it there - same as VLC , does not go to apple tv unless you use mirroring.

Just synced a movie to it, watching full sound and vision in superb quality on my 46" with Apple TV.

jamesd

culabula wrote: »

jamesd wrote: »

No - purchased it and tried it there - same as VLC , does not go to apple tv unless you use mirroring.

Just synced a movie to it, watching full sound and vision in superb quality on my 46" with Apple TV.

iOS 5 on tv and iPad? Had you to use iPad mirroring to get it onto the tv or could you just select airplay on iPad and then use iPad for surfing / apps while movie was playing?
Was the movie an Avi? Thanks

jamesd

Any other ipad 2 apps that work with ios 5 and allow files from a nas and airplay not just miroring ?

SkySter

jamesd wrote: »

Any other ipad 2 apps that work with ios 5 and allow files from a nas and airplay not just miroring ?

Try buzzplayer hd. Supports FTP samba upnp shares and airvideo. Plays everything i've thrown at it. Surprised no one has mentioned it. Also works with AirPlay.

SachaJ

Poochie05 wrote: »

You can do that:
Just click on Edit in the top left corner, then select New in the window that comes up. You can call the new folder the name of the programme.
Then hit done and go back to the main screen with all your programmes.
When you hold down the thumbnail of the programme you want to move to the folder there is an option to move and you just select the folder you want to move it to.
You can also link files in the same folder so you can watch episodes back to back without having to open each one.

Great - thanks a million. Is there any way to bulk move videos. I'm putting around 150 cartoons on it for my little one and it'll be a killer to have to move each one

Also a smashing feature would be to play random videos: ie. go through all views in all folders and play them in random order